| NETBible | “This is what Hezekiah says: 1 ‘This is a day of distress, insults, 2 and humiliation, 3 as when a baby is ready to leave the birth canal, but the mother lacks the strength to push it through. 4 |
| NIV © |
They told him, "This is what Hezekiah says: This day is a day of distress and rebuke and disgrace, as when children come to the point of birth and there is no strength to deliver them. |
| NASB © |
They said to him, "Thus says Hezekiah, ‘This day is a day of distress, rebuke, and rejection; for children have come to birth and there is no strength to deliver. |
| NLT © |
They told him, "This is what King Hezekiah says: This is a day of trouble, insult, and disgrace. It is like when a child is ready to be born, but the mother has no strength to deliver it. |
| MSG © |
They said to him, "A message from Hezekiah: 'This is a black day, a terrible day--doomsday! Babies poised to be born, No strength to birth them. |
| BBE © |
And they said to him, Hezekiah says, This day is a day of trouble and punishment and shame; for the children are ready to come to birth, but there is no strength to give birth to them. |
| NRSV © |
They said to him, "Thus says Hezekiah, This day is a day of distress, of rebuke, and of disgrace; children have come to the birth, and there is no strength to bring them forth. |
| NKJV © |
And they said to him, "Thus says Hezekiah: ‘This day is a day of trouble, and rebuke, and blasphemy; for the children have come to birth, but there is no strength to bring them forth. |
| KJV | And they said <0559> (8799) unto him, Thus saith <0559> (8804) Hezekiah <02396>_, This day <03117> [is] a day <03117> of trouble <06869>_, and of rebuke <08433>_, and blasphemy <05007>_: for the children <01121> are come <0935> (8804) to the birth <04866>_, and [there is] not strength <03581> to bring forth <03205> (8800)_. {blasphemy: or, provocation} |
| NASB © |
They said <559> to him, "Thus <3541> says <559> Hezekiah <2396> , 'This <2088> day <3117> is a day <3117> of distress <6869> , rebuke <8433> , and rejection <5007> ; for children <1121> have come <935> to birth <4866> and there <369> is no <369> strength <3581> to deliver. |
| LXXM | kai <2532> CONJ eipon {V-AAI-3P} prov <4314> PREP auton <846> D-ASM tade <3592> D-APN legei <3004> V-PAI-3S ezekiav <1478> N-NSM hmera <2250> N-NSF yliqewv <2347> N-GSF kai <2532> CONJ elegmou {N-GSM} kai <2532> CONJ parorgismou {N-GSM} h <3588> T-NSF hmera <2250> N-NSF auth <3778> D-NSF oti <3754> CONJ hlyon <2064> V-AAI-3P uioi <5207> N-NPM ewv <2193> PREP wdinwn <5604> N-GPF kai <2532> CONJ iscuv <2479> N-NSF ouk <3364> ADV estin <1510> V-PAI-3S th <3588> T-DSF tiktoush <5088> V-PAPDS |
| NET [draft] ITL | “This is what <03541> Hezekiah <02396> says <0559> : ‘This is a day <03117> of distress <06869> , insults <08433> , and humiliation <05007> , as when <03117> a baby <01121> is ready to leave <0935> the birth <03205> canal <04866> , but the mother lacks <0369> the strength to push it through.<03581> |
| HEBREW | hdll <03205> Nya <0369> xkw <03581> rbsm <04866> de <05704> Mynb <01121> wab <0935> yk <03588> hzh <02088> Mwyh <03117> huanw <05007> hxkwtw <08433> hru <06869> Mwy <03117> whyqzx <02396> rma <0559> hk <03541> wyla <0413> wrmayw (19:3) <0559> |
| NETBible | “This is what Hezekiah says: 1 ‘This is a day of distress, insults, 2 and humiliation, 3 as when a baby is ready to leave the birth canal, but the mother lacks the strength to push it through. 4 |
| NET Notes |
1 tn In the Hebrew text this verse begins with “they said to him.” 2 tn Or “rebuke,” “correction.” 3 tn Or “contempt.” 4 tn Heb “when sons come to the cervical opening and there is no strength to give birth.” |